C46200 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel
C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 34 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 290 | |
| 380 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 480 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 290 | |
| 340 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 87 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 to 400 | |
| 320 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.47 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.5 to 99 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |